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Definition of Double-breasted suit
1. Noun. A suit with a double-breasted jacket.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-breasted Suit
Literary usage of Double-breasted suit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Trinidad & Tobago by Kathleen O'Donnell, S Harry Pefkaros (2000)
"Wearing a white satin double-breasted suit, he obviously had showmanship on his
side. "Singing Sandra," Sandra des Vignes, ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1951 - we fairly reckoned you'd be with us on one of the weekends —John O'Hara,
letter, March 1931 I reckon if anybody wears a double-breasted suit properly ..."
3. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"He usually wore a black double-breasted suit along with a vest and bow tie.
In cold weather, he donned a fashionable Prince Albert overcoat and brown derby ..."
4. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"He usually wore a black double-breasted suit along with a vest and bow tie.
In cold weather, he donned a fashionable Prince Albert overcoat and brown derby ..."
5. South American Travels by Henry Stephens (1911)
"Attired immaculately in a double- breasted suit of blue serge, with clean white
yachting cap and shoes, one would expect this courier to be the whole show. ..."
6. An Amiable Charlatan: By E. Phillips Oppenheim... with Illustrations by Will by Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1916)
"... a costume that seemed to render more noticeable his great girth and smooth
pink-and-white face — but in a blue serge, double-breasted suit, a bowler hat ..."
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